Media Reviews

Publication:

Mabuhay Magazine

Issue:

November 2011

Pages:

90 – 93

Written By:

Nyx Martinez

Photography:

Nyx Martinez and Sangat Island Dive Resort

Language:

English

Escape to Calamianes: Five Enchanted Days

“If you love me, stop paddling!” I couldn’t see John behind me, but I knew he was working steady and fast. Ahead was the Coron Island crown-shaped rock—our destination. But directly between us and the island was a huge passenger ferry, and we were headed straight for it.

Trust! Wasn’t that what marriage was all about? Yet right now, I was reluctant to let John have mine. We were in a two-seater kayak, attempting to reach Coron Island, and return before sundown. We wanted to see the mysterious Kayangan Lake, swim in it, and have a grand, romantic time. If we don’t get swallowed up first by a giant ferry, I thought.